Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-29
CITY AND DISTRICT.
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
An Addre~. from Members Dissatisfied
with the Present Management.

IN address 10 Knights OF Labor and wage
workers OF the District has been given ont, signed
by ~The Provisional Committee, h. of L. OF the
District OF Columbia appealing for a reorganiza-
tion Of the Heights OF Labor. Among the evils
OF TIE existing management enumerated Is "the
gradual a sorption by and concentration in the
g-nrsa! executive board and its willy agents Of a
pow which now dares arrogantiy deny to MEM
bers OF the great labor organization OF which
they ara paid servants, and we paying members,
rights IN this country President senators courts
have never refused 20 the humblest ". ge-worker
In the Land"
Complaint IA made that the rights OF the mi
monty bIse been ignored. and that 'men hereto
fore high In your confidence have, while denying
10 thTir humber associates the exercise OF sim
liar privilege. been found using their positions ana
Influence Ia the order or the Knights OF Labor 10
advance their personal fortunes by using that
oricr 70 ADVANCE those OF me caDaldiCes vi par
ticuar political party and the address goes on 70
Say: "Ihese are few OF the reasons why many
OF those who have stood side by side with you In
the struggles Of the past and wish 10 De with you
Ia those yet % come nave called into existence the
provisional committee OF the District or COufnDia-
That committee tenders you fraternal greeting.
saving the beloved principles OF the order. But
one anbition-to discharge that duty. VIII you
other Believing that you will, We TRANQUILITY
await those events OF our future which must give
the people no uncertain assurance Of the loyalty
and patriotism OF the order, and our comrades and
ourselves absolute guarantee for the honest,
CONTAGIOUS. and Intelligent administration OF
repossi charged with duty 10 humanity, the
Republic, and the cause-and having In care the
welfare VI the Onfer-the provisional committee
announces that 10 viii maintain
Fir-t That the principles OF the order OF Knights
OF Labor must not only be sacredly preserved, but
rigidly enforced and strenuouSly proclaimed.
" Ond. That 10 effectively accomplish this
snaUhlsm must be as vigorously repreSsed on the
one hand as despotism, extravaganza and CHI
Third. That the executive and legislative ma
chinery OF tie order should be reconstructed upon
a broader, safer and more Intelligent and patriotic
basis
Fourth. That existing salaried ofrices should be,
as soon az possible. abolished and for the future
Fifth. Thai frequent periodical and searching
annts Of the accounts OF financial Officers OF gen.
sral. district and local bodies should be rigidly
SiNth. That reckless extravaganza should give
place 20 scrupulous economy.
sew ath- That instead OF antagont1ng other
organizations OF labor, the order OF Knights OF
IARoT should IN every legal and honorable way Co
operate with such bodies for the common veal
Eighth. That the minority rights OF the Knights
81 LshOr should be no less sacredly guarded by
The general executive board and the general as
sembiy than those OF the citizen by the execu-
tive ana legislative branches Of the federal govern
ZEN.
Nlrth. That the provisional committee Will join
with its sister committees In the calling Of n ma
tiOna! convention 20 cOpsumrnate plan of general
reorganization. should resort " that extreme
course be found necessary.
these things IT has, and exercises, the right TO in
woke the sympathy and assistance OF all who be-
neyp the moral mental, po itical and physical adj
yancenent OF 3.OCO,0O0 American wage workers TO
b. matter OF greater importance TO mankind
than the perpetuation Of a system which thus far,
eNempl1ed In this District has had for its most
material result the organized effort TO secure the
retention in or appointment to federal Office OF
men dangerous to the best interests OF organized
labor
WHAT THE SECRETARY OF ASSEMBLY NO. Go SAYS.
Nj II. c. Trader, the secretary Of District
Assembly No. SO, when asked by STAR reporter
this morning what "The Provisional Committee,
&c. was, said: II have, OF course, no positive
knowledge OF what the committee IL or OF whom
IL Is constituted. MY opinion Is. however, that it
comprises the members Oi one or two suspended
local assemblies In this city. These assemblies
were suspended for INSTRUMENTATION and violation
OF the laws Of the Knights OF Labor. and they
are therefore naturally Inclined TO criticiSe the
order i attach no Importance whatever TO the
movement. Is the members OF the order will gen.
orally recognize its origin and motives. The ad-
fninfstrat1on OF Mr.. P0wderly and the general
executive board Is fully endorsed by District AS
semoly No. 66, and there is no ground for COM
piailt that have heard OF